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Posted: January 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Materials Examiner and Identifier (Fork Lift Operator)

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$22.57 - $28.79

per hour

Closes

January 20, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting, sorting, and handling various materials at a military base, including using forklifts to move heavy items and ensuring everything is properly documented and stored.

Workers check the condition of supplies, identify any special needs like hazardous materials, and maintain inventories.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in warehousing or logistics who is physically fit and comfortable working in tough conditions indoors and outdoors.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to operate forklifts and other material handling equipment safely
  • Skill in visually inspecting materials for condition and damage
  • Knowledge of inventory documentation, including stock numbers, quantities, and condition codes
  • Experience handling hazardous materials, precious metals, or demilitarization requirements
  • Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform tasks involving bending, stooping, and climbing
  • Familiarity with warehouse operations, including loading, unloading, and palletizing items
  • Attention to detail for verifying documents and maintaining segregated storage

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job.

Eglin AFB: $24.66 - $28.79 per hour Jacksonville: $22.57 - $26.33 per hour Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying.

Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job.

Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Effort Climb stacks of property during inspection, pre- receiving and receiving and verification operations, necessitating considerable kneeling, crawling, bending, walking and stooping.

Physical handling of property will be routine. Incumbent must be able to lift property weighing up to 50 pounds and shift/relocate other heavy materials using appropriate material handling equipment.

Working Conditions Work is done inside and outside for long duration (through breaks, etc. as necessary) to complete immediate tasks.

Inside work is performed in warehouses which may be drafty or unheated. Outside work is subject to inclement weather.

Discomfort is experienced while wearing protective clothing, respirators, goggles or face masks.

Worker may be exposed to hazardous vapors, liquids, powders and solids and the possibility of cuts and bruises.

May be subject to hazards of working close to moving equipment, for example, forklifts, trucks and conveyor lines. Major Duties:

  • Receives, examines and determines the condition and disposition of a wide variety of materials.
  • Reviews disposal turn-in document accompanying material. Compares data against property assuring correct information and proper documentation (e.g. stock number, nomenclature, quantity, unit of issue, disposal authority code, DEMIL, condition code).
  • Visually inspects usable property for obvious signs of condition and determines acceptability.
  • Determines condition and reportability and special handling requirements (e.g., hazardous material, precious metals, security, DEMIL, Special focus items, etc.) and assigns appropriate classification instructions for warehousing.
  • Verifies accuracy of demilitarization codes, takes action to challenge questionable items/codes, and maintains segregated storage of property requiring DEMIL.
  • Ensures proper certification is attached to turn-in document when demilitarized by host or generating activity.
  • Performs special and periodic inventory of property; re-palletizes/re-locates property as necessary.
  • Operates forklifts and related materials handling equipment to move, load and unload, stack or un-stack palletized materials, supplies, and equipment.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADispSvcs-26-12865190-MP